HIT Entertainment: Difference between revisions

'''Logo:''' In the final shot of the end credits of ''The Muppet Show'' when Zoot blows his saxophone, a white bubble flies out of the sax with the Henson Associates logo of the time (with "ha!" and "HENSON ASSOCIATES" replaced by "hit!" and "HENSON INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION" respectively) displayed on it and takes its place in the center of the screen, to the amusement of the audience.

'''Logo:''' On a {{Color|#00FFE9|teal}} marble-like background, a {{color|silver}} disc rotates into place. Then four {{color|lightblue|light blue}} lasers strike it from different directions. Then, the camera pans to an aerial view as the word "{{color|silver|'''HiT'''}}", in a tall {{Color|silver}} font, zooms out from the center from an angle, then rotates to face the viewers. As it does so, the four lasers rotate clockwise and "'''{{color|blue|COMMUNICATIONS PLC}}'''" types itself in, in {{color|blue}}.  

'''Logo:''' On a black background, the {{Color|#8FC5D5|bluish-gray}} letters of "'''HIT'''" fly outwards to the center to form a result similar to the previous logo, but with thinner letters and no dot. Below it all is "Distributed by HIT Entertainment PLC." in white, sometimes replaced with a black bar and the text changed to match the country's language.

'''Availability:''' Extinct. This was possibly a prototype logo, and so far, it has only been known to appear on some international TV prints of season 1 episodes of ''ReBoot.''

'''Logo:''' On a shady {{color|dimgray|gray}} background, we see the word "'''{{color|blue|HiT}}'''" in the same font as the HIT Communtications logo in {{color|blue}}, with "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" written vertically next to the T in white. A hole is cut out in between the letters above the I for a spinning globe. Under that we see the URL "www.hitentertainment.com" and  byline “DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC". There is a spotlight from the top left of the screen, casting a shadow of the logo on the floor.

'''Variant:''' On ''Professor Bubble'', a still version with "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" in {{color|gray}} is used on a white background, and the screen is shared with the GMTV and Look Lively TV logos.

'''Logo:''' On a {{color|deepskyblue|blue}} background with stripes and shines, we see a {{color|gold|yellow}}/{{color|orange}} gradient ribbon flying around from the right edge of the screen. Then the ribbon makes its way to form the spring (or tunnel) and an explosion occurs. After that, we see more colorful ribbons (but smaller) and some fireworks and bubbles come out of the tunnel. Later, the camera moves into the center of the tunnel, then it disappears and from its place comes the globe which zooms into the hole in the HIT logo from the previous logos in {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}}, which fades in the same time as the globe comes. As it does so, the globe spins. The text "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" is written vertically next to the "T" in white, just like the 2nd and 3rd logos until it fades out.

*** Has a constant color scheme/contrast

***The contrast of the logo varies depending on the year of release (2000-2002 has a {{Color|#005BFF|dark blue}} color scheme, while 2003-2006 has a {{Color|deepskyblue|light blue}} color scheme)

**The Latin-American (Spanish and Portuguese, among those that are aired on Discovery Kids Latinoamerica, the standard (bylineless) version is used in in the USA and Canada) and European (Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German, the standard version is used in the UK) airings of the ninth season of ''Barney & Friends ''(Especially Universal Kids airings in North America) and iTunes releases of ''Thomas & Friends'' including ''Thomas & His Friends Get Along'' and ''Thomas & His Friends Help Out'' use the version with just the byline.

*A special bumper was used exclusively on ''HIT Entertainment Children's Favorites Vol. 1'' (2004) before each episode. It starts off normally with both the URL and byline in their respective places, but the background fades into a zooming space backdrop as all the text disappears and the globe becomes more lifelike and starts to spin. The HIT text then zooms closer before it disappears as the globe moves to the center. A circle playing a clip from the upcoming show then peeks out from behind the globe on either the left or right side and zooms towards the screen before moving in the opposite direction. All other volumes in the series use the standard logo.

*The still logo can be found on games, some DVD releases and sometimes at the end of shows, while the still Worldwide Distribution version appears at the end of some ''Bob the Builder'' and ''The Likeaballs'' episodes, as well as on ''Wobbly Land'' (with the text in a different font and color) and ''Pic Me''.